Contemporary Fears of Children and Adolescents: Coping and Resiliency in the 21st Century

✍ Scribed by Joy J. Burnham

• Book ID: 102284276
• Publisher: American Counseling Association
• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 118 KB
• Volume: 87
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1556-6678
• DOI: 10.1002/j.1556-6678.2009.tb00546.x

✦ Synopsis

This study was prompted by the continual exposure of youth to disasters (e.g., 9/11, Iraq War, Hurricane Katrina, school violence) and the call for revisions in fear assessments to reflect contemporary fears. Fears of 1,033 students in Grades 2–12 were examined using the American Fear Survey Schedule for Children (J. J. Burnham, 2005). Results indicated that new fears have emerged in the 21st century, alerting counselors to consider preventative and intervention activities to address contemporary fears.